Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 vs AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 and AMD Opteron 3350 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 3.5x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 45 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 153% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1263 vs 777
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4009 vs 1407
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1263 vs 777
PassMark - CPU mark 4009 vs 1407

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3350 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
777
1263
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1407
4009
Name Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 AMD Opteron 3350 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark 777 1263
PassMark - CPU mark 1407 4009
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3086

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Delhi
Launch date June 2013 n/d
Place in performance rating 1879 1912
Processor Number E3-1220LV3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS3350HOW4KHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.10 GHz 2.8 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 192 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 4 MB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared) 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 1.50 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 1400 million 1200 million
Maximum core temperature 69.10°C
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt 45 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)